A rare two-block Bitcoin chain reorganization has brought fresh attention to one of the network’s most widely cited principles: the six-confirmation rule. On March 23, at block height 941,880, Foundry mined six consecutive blocks while AntPool and ViaBTC briefly extended a competing branch. In the…
The Ethereum Foundation has published an updated 2026 protocol roadmap built around three priorities: scaling, user experience improvements, and base layer protection. The message is that 2025 delivered meaningful progress, but the next phase requires the goals themselves to evolve so the network can scale…









